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Capitals trade goalie Varlamov to Avalanche
The Washington Capitals were one of the busiest teams Friday when the doors to the 2011 NHL free agent market opened, as general manager George McPhee sent goalie Semyon Varlamov to Colorado for a pair of draft picks and added three veterans to the...Tags: Groin, Athletes, Washington Capitals, Joel Ward, Tom Poti
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'American Idol' recap: More cuts in Hollywood
Reality CheckHere's Janell on last night's Idol:Things are getting real, y’all. It’s the final day of Hollywood week, and all 100 remaining contestants get one final solo, with a band, backup singers, instruments, the works. Or not.We start with Haley...Tags: Ashthon Jones, Jacob Lusk, Casey Abrams, Randy Jackson, Dixie Chicks (music group)
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'The Amazing Race' recap: Is anybody out there?
Reality CheckBucky reports on tonight's Amazing Race. Take it away, Bucky!:Hello ... ello ... llo ... lo. Welcome back ...ack ...ck. (Wait! Is there an echo in here? It must be because everyone who liked the Cowboys has checked out until......Tags: Electrical Appliance, Manufacturing and Engineering, Goth (genre), Swiss Confederation, Disasters
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Analysis: Young, minorities join to form new U.S. majority
America turned a page yesterday. Barack Obama broke through the racial barrier to the Oval Office, becoming the first African-American to gain the presidency. And his electoral landslide delivered a powerful message about a new generation of American...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Springfield, Executive Branch, U.S. Presidential Election Exit Polls (2008), Illinois
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WISP avalanche !
Maryland WeatherHow did I not hear about this one? Early snowfall out in Garrett in November, followed by busy snow-making at the WISP ski resort, led to an autumn avalanche - okay, a snow slide - perhaps the first ever recorded......Tags: Disasters
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Torrential Peru rains strand 1000s at Machu Picchu
Maryland WeatherHere's a weather story that has not received as much press as it deserves: More than 2,000 tourists, including many foreigners, including Americans, remain stranded by heavy rains, flood waters and mudslides near the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, in the......Tags: Natural Disasters, Peru, CNN (tv network), Meteorological Disasters, Disasters
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Lost luggage, landslides and a failure to reach New Jersey
Special to Baltimoresun.com"A journey," the old saying goes, "should start with a first step," not a thunderstorm over New Jersey. All the flights from Washington, D.C. to Newark (where I would connect with my Pakistan bound flight) were cancelled. I waited on six different...Tags: United Air Lines, Lahore (Pakistan), Washington, DC, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan
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Climber's summit bid comes up short
Special to Baltimoresun.comWriting the final dispatch for an expedition is always hard. The end always comes with a BANG, not a whimper. I find myself a little drained and fighting for the words needed to sum up months of physical and emotional struggles. Sometimes, it is easier,...Tags: Weather Statistics, Annapolis, Death, Weather Reports, Climbing
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Area climber's no stranger to risk
Sun StaffMaryland mountaineer Chris Warner is already a seasoned adventurer. Next, he also might get to play one on TV. The Annapolis resident, who in 2001 conquered Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, is taking aim this summer at No. 2, the much...Tags: Annapolis, John Wesley, Mountains, Pakistan, Television
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GOP sweeps back into power in Congress
Sun National StaffRepublicans regained control of Congress in yesterday's election, preserving their majority in the House of Representatives and sweeping back to power in the Senate. It was a strong showing for President Bush and the Republicans, though they did not gain...Tags: Tom Daschle, Political Campaigns, Regional Authority, Jeb Bush, Rod Blagojevich
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It's getting crowded at Camp 1
Special to SunSpotAs hoped, the team moved up the hill, just not as planned. Inaki, Oscar, Joby and I left Base Camp at 3:30 p.m., scrambled through the ice fall, and reached the beginning of the climbing between 5 and 5:30 p.m. The fixed ropes, which lead to Camp 1,...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Climbing, Feet, Disasters
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